Martin Berkhan obviously has a number of well-cited articles and critiques on his site:
Better Blood Glucose With Lower Meal Frequency
Three Meals Superior for Appetite Control
Intermittent Fasting, Set-point and Leptin
Fasting and Metabolism
Ghrelin and Entrained Meal Patterns
Also pertinent is this older article of his on IF and diabetes:
My Training Methodology and IF for Diabetes
Alan Aragon's guest post on Leangains last April critiquing the International Society of Sport Nutrition's stance on meal frequency is good. It's much more backed up than the ISSN's claims of increased frequency being better for appetite control, insulin sensitivity and cholesterol. Interesting since John Berardi was among the authors of the study and subsequently changed his position on IF
within the year ("
sorry about recommending six meals a day for the last decade+, guys!"). Regardless, the link to Aragon's article:
A Critique of the ISSN Position Stand on Meal Frequency by Alan Aragon
Mark Sisson's ongoing features on IF are well-cited and thorough:
Why Fast? Part 1 - Weight Loss
Why Fast? Part 2 - Cancer
Why Fast? Part 3 - Longevity
Why Fast? Part 4 - Brain Health
Why Fast? Part 5 - Exercise
Why Fast? Part 6 - Choosing a Method
And even though T-Nation hasn't gone full-blown IF on everybody, I had to chuckle a bit inside when their new resident dietary arbiter Nate Miyaki downplayed the importance of six-meals a day in
Deep Meal Frequency Thoughts. Not really evidence
for IF, but advice concerning the necessity of eating many small meals a day.
Kurtis Frank (
Silverhydra & fitness reddit moderator) is also a good source of IF information, but I fear this list is becoming too comprehensive at this point. If someone doesn't perceive IF as a
viable option for a diet after all this, their ignorance is on themselves.